biggusditchus
01-04-2008, 07:49 PM
Posted the entry forms figured you would all need the rules and regulations for the competition.
Official Competition Rules 2008
Introduction: This rulebook was created to allow competitions to be held in a uniform manner at
the various Rock Crawling clubs throughout the country.
Penalties
Back Up/Reverse: (1 point) Rollover: (5 points)
Touch: (5 points) Repair: (5 points)
Reposition: (10 points) Gate Marker: (10 points)
Touch: (5 pts) are given for any touching of vehicle while running on course intentional or
unintentional. Vehicle repairs that don’t require tool use may be performed without additional penalty.
If driver must lift the vehicle from course to inspect for damage he must notify judges before doing so.
Repair: (5 pts) points are added to touch penalties if the use of tools is required. Repairs taking less
than 1 minute may be completed on course. Repairs taking longer than 1 minute must be completed
off course in the pit area. If repairs cannot be made with in 30 minutes the driver is given a DNF.
Rollover: (5 pts) points are given when vehicles rollover, and cannot be corrected without
touching. Vehicles that land back on their wheels are not penalized. No reverse penalties are given
until vehicle is back on 4 wheels. A vehicle can only be pushed back on to its wheels from the side.
Anything else is a Reposition.
Reposition: (10 pts) points are given when a driver must reposition their vehicle in order to
continue. Repositions are placed back on the course without making forward progress. Judges
reposition the vehicle.
Gate Marker: (10 pts) points are given when 4 wheels do not travel between gate markers or any
part of the vehicle or driver touches a gate marker. Once any gate marker has been touched, no more
penalties will be given for that gate marker. (See page 4 for Gate Marker and Gate Clearing explanations.)
Back Up/ Reverse: (1 pt) point is are given when a vehicle reverses course after making
forward progress. Reversing course is defined as the tires moving the vehicle backward or spinning in
the reverse direction, whether intentional or not. Once a reverse penalty is given, no further reverse
penalty can be given until the vehicle makes forward progress. No penalty is given if the backward
movement is part of a penalized rollover. Maximum 10 penalty points per GATE for reverses. (See page
4 for Reverse examples and explanations.)
Maximum penalty points:
The maximum points per gate is 20 points. Once a driver has reached the maximum of 20-penalty
points, they will be placed past that gate. No progress points are given for the gates not cleared.
The maximum points per stage is 40 points. At that time the driver is given a DNF and the run is
complete and the vehicle should be removed from the stage.
.
DNF (Did Not Finish): (40pts) are given anytime a driver cannot complete a section for any
reason. (Time-Out, Point-Out, Vehicle not Repairable, Went Home …etc) Progress points are awarded
for each gate completed.
Progress bonus. (-1 progress point) will be awarded to drivers for each gate that is cleared by
the vehicle during the attempt of a stage. These points are deducted from the total stage score. Once
a driver has pointed out, no further Progress Points will be awarded.
VEHICLE REQUIERMENTS
Class 1 - Super Crawler Class:
• No limits on wheelbase, vehicle track width or height.
• No limits on tire type or size.
• Limited to 4-wheeled vehicles only.
• No limits to steering configuration.
• You must run a body (full tube chassis is acceptable).
• The body must be 1/10th scale or larger.
• The body can be cut/modified but must retain 70% of its original form, but the width of the cab
must be the factory width.
• Body should resemble its original form (jeep bodies look like a jeeps)
Class 2 – Class 2.2
If the Class 2 vehicle violates any of these guidelines it must be run in the Class 1 – Super Crawler Class.
• Vehicle wheelbase is a maximum 12.5 inches.
• Vehicle track width is a maximum 12.5 inches.
• Limited to 2.2 inch wheels or smaller
• Vehicles are limited to 2-wheel steering only.
• You must run a body (full tube chassis is acceptable).
• The body must be 1/10th scale or larger.
• The body can be cut/modified but must retain 70% of its original form, but the width of the cab
must be the factory width.
• Body should resemble its original form (jeep bodies look like a jeeps)
Official Competition Rules 2008
Introduction: This rulebook was created to allow competitions to be held in a uniform manner at
the various Rock Crawling clubs throughout the country.
Penalties
Back Up/Reverse: (1 point) Rollover: (5 points)
Touch: (5 points) Repair: (5 points)
Reposition: (10 points) Gate Marker: (10 points)
Touch: (5 pts) are given for any touching of vehicle while running on course intentional or
unintentional. Vehicle repairs that don’t require tool use may be performed without additional penalty.
If driver must lift the vehicle from course to inspect for damage he must notify judges before doing so.
Repair: (5 pts) points are added to touch penalties if the use of tools is required. Repairs taking less
than 1 minute may be completed on course. Repairs taking longer than 1 minute must be completed
off course in the pit area. If repairs cannot be made with in 30 minutes the driver is given a DNF.
Rollover: (5 pts) points are given when vehicles rollover, and cannot be corrected without
touching. Vehicles that land back on their wheels are not penalized. No reverse penalties are given
until vehicle is back on 4 wheels. A vehicle can only be pushed back on to its wheels from the side.
Anything else is a Reposition.
Reposition: (10 pts) points are given when a driver must reposition their vehicle in order to
continue. Repositions are placed back on the course without making forward progress. Judges
reposition the vehicle.
Gate Marker: (10 pts) points are given when 4 wheels do not travel between gate markers or any
part of the vehicle or driver touches a gate marker. Once any gate marker has been touched, no more
penalties will be given for that gate marker. (See page 4 for Gate Marker and Gate Clearing explanations.)
Back Up/ Reverse: (1 pt) point is are given when a vehicle reverses course after making
forward progress. Reversing course is defined as the tires moving the vehicle backward or spinning in
the reverse direction, whether intentional or not. Once a reverse penalty is given, no further reverse
penalty can be given until the vehicle makes forward progress. No penalty is given if the backward
movement is part of a penalized rollover. Maximum 10 penalty points per GATE for reverses. (See page
4 for Reverse examples and explanations.)
Maximum penalty points:
The maximum points per gate is 20 points. Once a driver has reached the maximum of 20-penalty
points, they will be placed past that gate. No progress points are given for the gates not cleared.
The maximum points per stage is 40 points. At that time the driver is given a DNF and the run is
complete and the vehicle should be removed from the stage.
.
DNF (Did Not Finish): (40pts) are given anytime a driver cannot complete a section for any
reason. (Time-Out, Point-Out, Vehicle not Repairable, Went Home …etc) Progress points are awarded
for each gate completed.
Progress bonus. (-1 progress point) will be awarded to drivers for each gate that is cleared by
the vehicle during the attempt of a stage. These points are deducted from the total stage score. Once
a driver has pointed out, no further Progress Points will be awarded.
VEHICLE REQUIERMENTS
Class 1 - Super Crawler Class:
• No limits on wheelbase, vehicle track width or height.
• No limits on tire type or size.
• Limited to 4-wheeled vehicles only.
• No limits to steering configuration.
• You must run a body (full tube chassis is acceptable).
• The body must be 1/10th scale or larger.
• The body can be cut/modified but must retain 70% of its original form, but the width of the cab
must be the factory width.
• Body should resemble its original form (jeep bodies look like a jeeps)
Class 2 – Class 2.2
If the Class 2 vehicle violates any of these guidelines it must be run in the Class 1 – Super Crawler Class.
• Vehicle wheelbase is a maximum 12.5 inches.
• Vehicle track width is a maximum 12.5 inches.
• Limited to 2.2 inch wheels or smaller
• Vehicles are limited to 2-wheel steering only.
• You must run a body (full tube chassis is acceptable).
• The body must be 1/10th scale or larger.
• The body can be cut/modified but must retain 70% of its original form, but the width of the cab
must be the factory width.
• Body should resemble its original form (jeep bodies look like a jeeps)